Daily Newsletter | Thursday, May 11, 2017
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| 5 judges of 5 faiths on SC’s triple talaq bench; hearing to begin today |
| For a sensitive issue like this, the lead petition is aptly titled “Quest for Equality vs Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind”. And hearing the case will be five judges from five different communities — CJI J S Khehar (Sikh) and Justices Kurian Joseph (Christian), R F Nariman (Parsi), U U Lalit (Hindu) and Abdul Nazeer (Muslim). |
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| Jadhav case: India approached ICJ after 46 years |
| India on Wednesday strongly justified its decision to move the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the case of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, sentenced to death in Pakistan for alleged spying, saying he had been subjected to a sham trial and that his life was in danger. |
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| How New Delhi saved day with ICJ dash |
| The odds were stacked against India with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) not in session and intelligence inputs indicating that the Pakistan military was surreptitiously speeding up the execution of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav. |
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| First underground metro train in Chennai to run from Sunday |
| The much anticipated underground line of Chennai Metro Rail will open for the public on Sunday, making the city the fourth in the country to launch such a facility after Kolkata, Delhi and Bengaluru. The line will cover a distance of eight kilometres from Nehru Park to Koyambedu, through tunnels and seven underground stations, to connect the already operational line at Koyambedu. |
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| IPL: Iyer 96 stuns Gujarat Lions in chase of 196 |
| A stroke-filled innings from Shreyas Iyer gave Delhi Daredevils a morale-lifting win over Gujarat Lions at Kanpur’s Green Park Stadium. Batting under lights, Iyer’s 96 allowed the Daredevils to pull off a two-wicket win in a humdinger of a chase. |
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| Can the Apple cash machine keep chugging? |
| Apple has enviable figures as far as market capitalization figures are concerned and is reportedly on the way for major acquisitions. But, it has not come up with any path breaking innovation in the recent past which might make its shares unattractive. |
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| IndiGo, TruJet to add more wings to UDAN scheme |
| IndiGo, the country’s largest airline by market share, has announced plans to induct 50 smaller aircraft for regional routes, giving a major boost to the government’s ‘UDAN’ initiative to boost regional connectivity. |
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| US court rules in favour of Zydus Cadila in patent case |
| Zydus Cadila said it has received a favourable judgement from a US federal court in a patent infringement case paving the way for company to launch its generic product in the American market. The court has said proposed that the generic version of Lialda does not infringe a US Patent |
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| Justin Bieber’s interesting pictures |
| Canadian singing sensation Justin Bieber has made a name for himself by ruffling a few feathers, be it with his public appearances in attires that would put Ranveer Singh on a close second, or the shenanigans that he has pulled off on-stage and off it. |
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